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“Proceedings International Seed Seminar: Trade Production and Technology. Oct-2002”

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Index :

• The International Seed Industry, p. 1-9
• The International Society of Seed Technologists, p. 11-15
• National Seed Industry: Strengths, weakness and future challenges, p. 17-23
• Chilean Regulations for Seed Production and Trade, p. 25-30
• Seed Technology Training in the Year 2002, p. 31-41
• Maintaining Flower Seed Quality fo Plug Production, p. 43-47
• Cultural Practices for Optimizing Maize Seed Yield and Quality in Production Fields, p. 49-55
• Seeds as the Target for Biological Control of Weeds, p. 57-66
• Application of Biologicals to Enhance Vegetable Seed Production and Quality, p. 67-76
• Paclobutrazol Soaked Seeds: An Alternative for Transplant Height Control, p. 77-92
• Seed Dormancy Mechanisms in Vegetable Crop Species, 93-99
• Fruit Maturity Effects and Dormancy Breaking Treatments in High Lycopene and Normal Tomato Seed, p. 101-113
• Seedborne pathogens, p. 114-126
• Vegetable Hybrid Seed Production, p. 128-139
• Impact of Delayed Planting on Heat Unit Requirements for Seed Maturation in Maize, p.140-149
• Kernel Composition Affects Seed Vigor of Maize, p. 150-152
• Specialty Maize Production: Management Guidelines for Optimizing Yield and Grain Quality, p. 154-164
• Managing Pollen Drift in Maize Seed Production, p. 166-171
• Applications of Computers in Seed Technology, p. 172-187
• Saturated Salt Accelerated Aging (SSAA) and Other Vigor Tests for Vegetable Seeds, p. 188- 198
• Standardization of Seed Vigor Tests, p. 200-208
• Molecular Markers in Seed Industry, P. 210-216
• Flowering Geophytes of Chile Have Ornamental Potential, p. 218-230
• The US Plant Germplasm System: the Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center, p. 232-245